La Genèse 10:30 Cabale : Sha'arei Orah

Know that the generation of the dispersion were settled together in a single bond, as it states,³³⁷Genesis 11:1 “The whole earth was of one language and common purpose.” About this the verse hints,³³⁸Genesis 10:30 “Their dwellings extended from Meisha-משא going toward Sepharah-ספרה, the mountain to the East-Kedem-קדם.” When they then wanted to sever the plantings, the verse states,³³⁹Genesis 11:2 “And it came to pass, when they migrated from the east-MiKedem-מקדם, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.” That depression and valley is a place prepared for stumbling into evil intention, and was a place fitting to be a cause to rebel against the Singular Master of the world. Were they not separated and scattered, they could have severed the plantings of the Garden-Gan-גן and of Eden-עדן. Even though the intention of the generation of dispersion was not fulfilled, nevertheless, over time, their evil intention was revealed. For they said,³⁴⁰Genesis 11:4 “Let us make a Name-Shem-שם for ourselves.” Later, Nevuchadnezzar came, and after destroying lands and uprooting kingdoms, he stretched out his hand against the Holy Temple, and upon seeing that he could do so, he returned to fulfilling the evil intent that the generation of dispersion planned to do.